Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Save the Apples

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  • 5 comments
fayanora

fayanora

May 12 2014, 04:07:36 UTC 7 years ago Edited:  May 12 2014, 04:08:01 UTC

Chocolate, coffee, and now apples? :-(
siege

siege

May 12 2014, 23:31:46 UTC 7 years ago

Chocolate, coffee, apples, grapes (wine), strawberries, wheat, everything kudzu fights for space and nutrients...

There's a LOT of plants which will be adversely affected by climate change.
siliconshaman

siliconshaman

May 12 2014, 12:55:58 UTC 7 years ago

Pretty sure wine producing grape vines are in a worse position to survive climate change...

Well, if anything gets people doing something about it, the threat of no more coffee, cider and wine ought to.
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

May 12 2014, 16:40:18 UTC 7 years ago

>> Pretty sure wine producing grape vines are in a worse position to survive climate change... <<

Agreed, those are more delicate.

>> Well, if anything gets people doing something about it, the threat of no more coffee, cider and wine ought to. <<

And chocolate, don't forget that.
rhodielady_47

rhodielady_47

May 12 2014, 19:15:19 UTC 7 years ago

BTW: Those wild apples, Malus sieversii, are available through Cummins Nursery, here in the US. If anyone wants one, I think they still have a few left.
:)